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rejection (in)sensitivity - by Ava - bookbear express

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I have two friends who embody the attitude towards rejection that I’d like to have. They ask for whatever they want all the time. Politely, not rudely. Everything from “Can I get a free ticket for this?” to “Do you want to hang out tonight?” They get rejected often, naturally, but they also hear “yes” more than anyone else I know.

Florine Stettheimer, Lake Placid, 1919 I have two friends who embody the attitude towards rejection that I’d like to have. They ask for whatever they want all the time. Politely, not rudely. Everything from “Can I get a free ticket for this?” to “Do you want to hang out tonight?” They get rejected often, naturally, but they also hear “yes” more than anyone else I know. In general, this seems to be the correct approach. There are rarely any costs to asking, as long as you’re not doing it in a wildly inappropriate context. And there are often extreme upsides to asking. So why don’t most of…

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